The Rays called up their 1st base prospect, Nate Lowe, to go with Ji-Man Choi, Yandy Diaz and Daniel Robertson, which brings me to the real question of the day: How can Tampa have so many corners on their roster and no bodegas? The Rays have more cornermen than Avon Barksdale. My 9th grade geometry teacher, Mr. Corbello, would tell you, if you have two sides of a diamond and four corners, then you’re looking at a clusterfudgeogram. The clusterfudgeogram generates little playing time and lots of headaches for those making heads or tails of it. The real question might be: Would the Rays be as daft to call up one of their top prospects to ride the bench? That seems unlikely, but since he’s a lefty and this is Kevin Cash, and Cash Ruins Everything Around Me, C.R.E.A.M. get the funny way to set your lineup, ya big dummy. We care because Lowe’s got some lumber. His projections are at the Prospectonator, and they’re not too shabby, like the quarter piece of Harrison Ford’s Jewishness. Prospect Mike ranked Nathaniel Lowe (Why so serious, Nate?) in his top 100 fantasy baseball prospects and said this elsewhere, “Lowe is a big left-handed bat who can hit for both average and power. In 2018, he popped 27 homers and hit .330/.416/.568 across three levels. He’ll be ready when the Rays need him, unlike how no one needs Grey.” Okay, not cool! I tried to add Nathaniel Lowe and Nate Lowe everywhere; I believe they’re the same person and they were both gone. However, I didn’t contract any FOMO. Finding a bat corner bat with some pop is as easy as going down to the corner store, grabbing a burner Moreland-type and avoiding the clusterfudgeogram. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Michael Wacha – 5 IP, 3 ER, 7 baserunners, 5 Ks, ERA at 4.78 as he was activated from the IL. Kevin from ESPN’s “Get Him In Your Lineup” Department said, “I walked out of the restroom without the water running, because I didn’t touch anything while I was going, and I don’t see why we need a meeting to discuss this.”
Harrison Bader – 2-for-3 and a slam (3) and legs (1), hitting .222. He’s one good week away from being exactly where we thought he’d be in the preseason.
Anthony Rendon – Out seven of eight games, as he continues to be day-to-day for over a week. When a guy is hurt but doesn’t go on the IL, it’s purgatory like being in the waiting room to see a Mets doctor. “Dr. Met will be right with you…Sometime in May.”
Patrick Corbin – 5 IP, 6 ER, ERA up to 3.58. Elias Sports Bureau said his 3.58 ERA is the 3rd best ERA in the majors.
Zack Wheeler – 6 IP, 4 ER, 10 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 5.05. His velocity was off, and, at one point in the 5th inning the manager and trainer went out to visit Wheeler, but whatever it was he said, they were satisfied and left him in. This sounds whatever for most teams. For the Mets? *goes over playlist for band set for the Titanic, crosses off Ain’t Goin’ Down Like That by Cypress Hill*
Pete Alonso – 1-for-4, 1 RBI, hitting .304. The slump will come at some point, but I have to say after this awkward middle to a sentence when I’m saying I’m going to say something that I’m obviously saying, he looks good on two-strike counts, and might just curtail a huge dip in average.
Jesse Winker – 1-for-4 and his 8th homer, hitting .239. Winker’s not doing a ton but hit a few solo homers, but, ya know what, I wouldn’t mind some of that crap from Puig. When does that ManBearPuig start playing?
Jose Peraza – 2-for-5, 1 RBI and his 3rd steal, hitting .200, but hitting .333 in the last week, and he was smoking everything he saw yesterday. He’s out of his slump, and should absolutely be owned.
Justin Verlander – 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 2.45. During the Mets game, I saw a stat that said Wheeler threw the 3rd most pitches per game at 103, which I thought was comically low — Nolan Ryan used to throw 103 pitches in the 1st inning to one batter. With that said (Grey’s gonna make a point? Awesome!), I’d guess Verlander is near the top of that list. Then, unhappy with guesses, I Googled it, and Verlander’s thrown 102.8 per game. So…yeah, I don’t know. When I started this blurb it seemed interesting.
Jake Odorizzi – 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks, ERA at 3.34. At 29 years old, Odorizzi’s velocity is up this year (91 to 92 MPH), and has his best K/9 since his salad days for the Rays. By the by, all Rays salads are tossed at one of the 27 local-area Hooters restaurants.
Nick Margevicius – 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 7 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 3.23. I’d have a hard time pulling the trigger on Margevicius even in a good matchup, and this was not a good one. According to the Streamonator, his next one isn’t either.
Mike Soroka – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 8 Ks, ERA at 1.62. His peripherals (11.3 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, 2.85 xFIP) are almost as gorgeous as his ERA, and I’m loosening the reins on him. I would add him in most mixed leagues, including shallower ones.
Ozzie Albies – 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, and 3rd homer in two games, hitting .299. Salary-Depot dot com says Albies earned $41.06 between homers, but almost $59 if you count his hours sleeping. He’s a light sleeper, though.
Ender Inciarte – Left yesterday’s game with a hamstring injury. Just terrific for all my weekly leagues where I’m headed for a Ziplock. Ender was just starting to come out of his early-season struggles. Nothing’s fair. Life’s not fair. This is not fair! Screams at a sign for a County Fair coming soon, “YOU’RE NOT EVEN FAIR!”
Jacob Webb – 2/3 IP, 0 ER and his 1st save. Five ladies and gentlemen, your new Braves closer! Maybe. I don’t know. I did pick him up where he was available. He was a closer in the minors, has a 95 MPH fastball, and the Braves bullpen is such a mess it would not surprise me at all if they just gave Webb a looksie, and, if that looksie goes well, that’s all he needs.
Brad Keller – 5 IP, 5 ER, ERA at 4.07. Oh, no, his evil twin, Bad Keller. Not cool, Bad.
Jorge Soler – 1-for-4 and his 7th homer, hitting .227. Marla Gibbs called and said get the hell out of her house!
Adalberto Mondesi – 2-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs and his 8th steal. He’s on pace for a 15/40 season, and hasn’t even been scalding hot yet.
Frankie Montas – 4 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 10 baserunners, 4 Ks, ERA at 2.97, but had 6 unearned runs for a major ticker shock that had owners running for an angiogram. You know you’re living your best life when the Regression Fairies show up at your door and it’s with unearned runs. That’s like when you have to go see your in-laws, but it’s a huge function so you can go disappear to the bar and no one knows you’re not there.
Eduardo Rodriguez – 4 2/3 IP, 4 ER, ERA at 6.16. This is when the in-laws find you at the bar and wave everyone over to you. I’m continuing to hold this “L” Ed-Rod, but his thetans are infecting my entire fantasy team.
Michael Chavis – 2-for-4, 3 RBIs, hitting .286. Chavis moving into rarefied territory! Which is mentions in the roundup when he doesn’t steal or homer. Chavis Fantasy Baseball Player of the Week!
Jackie Bradley Jr. – 1-for-4 and his 3rd steal, hitting .155. I’m cyclops’ing JBJ for potential to pickup, so you don’t have to. You’re welcome.
Rafael Devers – 2-for-4, 2 runs and his 4th steal. He still doesn’t have a home run. Yo, why’s Dee Gordon wearing a Devers’s uniform? That ain’t cool news, early-internet weblog.
Kenta Maeda – 5 IP, 0 ER, 9 baserunners, 3 Ks, ERA at 4.41 vs. Jeff Samardzija – 5 IP, 0 ER, 3 baserunners, 1 K, ERA at 2.53. This matchup was billed as, “Two guys I should’ve drafted in every deep league, but was trying for stupid upside and now my teams have a 6.50 ERA.” Limited appeal with that billing name, obviously.
A.J. Pollock – Headed to the IL with an elbow infection. How many Pollocks does it take to get an infection in their elbow? One. Alex Verdugo should get more playing time, unless Dave Roberts decides to try David Freese in center, because they have a David bond, which they say to each other like, “Bond, David bond.”
DJ LeMahieu – Out with inflammation in his knee. Yankees are playing a game of injury whack-a-mole — bang down one, another pops up.
Zach Davies – 5 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 2 Ks, ERA at 1.38. Glad Davies is working out The Kinks, but if you think I’m owning him then L-O-L-a.
Jesus Aguilar – 3-for-4, 4 RBIs and two homers (1, 2), hitting .156. “Forgive us, but when we’re going over this next overpass, we need to toss this body out of the car–Wait! Jesus, is moving! It’s a sign from above!” I don’t believe in anything superstitious, or even a little bit titious, but I did light 270 Jesus candles around my house and it looks like it paid off! Finally, a sign. If you dropped him, pick him back up. If you were worried Jesus retired and opened a school for exorcism-slash-greeting card store called, “My Treasured Possessions,” fear no more!
Yonder Alonso – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs and his 5th homer, hitting .190. Can Machado start hitting some homers too so Thanksgiving isn’t awkward?
Tim Anderson – 1-for-5, 2 RBIs and his 6th homer, hitting .375. I watched an interview of him yesterday still talking about the bat flip and some reporter (white guy) asked him if the bat flip was just the “verve of the moment” taking over. Baseball sucks the life out of baseball; it’s incredible. Anderson shouldn’t just said he was getting his “verve on.”
Manny Banuelos – 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 8 baserunners, 6 Ks, ERA at 2.70. Fun fact! His name translates to “Many Bathrooms.” He comes from a long line of weak bladders. Bathrooms has been around the block, starting pro ball in 2008, and he has 40 2/3 IP in his career, so, yeah, if you have to take a whizz, I guess, but I’d be very careful with this reclamation project.
Ervin Santana – Elected to be a free agent. Sounds like a libertarian candidate.
Who do you start at 2B tonight? T. Shaw @ Col (Marquez) or Jose Peraza @NYM (Vargas)
I’d go Peraza. Shaw is in MIL not COL btw…
@Col should be enough…
doh! nvm
Agree with DT
5×5 12 teamer, Needing saves, is it too early to move Glasnow for Osuna or Trienen? My other SPs: Corbin, Matz, German, CSmith, Clevinger whenever he comes back.
RPs: Alvardo, Castillo, Buttery, Kelley, Rodgers.
Hitting-wise dont have any needs.
Gratzie
Guessing thats Marcell Ozuna? Either is fine if you don’t think you’ll be able to find saves on the wire…guys do usually come up in 12 teamers though.
I would aim lower….dont give up Glasnow…..try to move a lower tier SP for a lower tier RP.
Nah, agree with B, aim lower
Grey!!!
Great write-up!
a. Someone dropped Noah in my 5X5 RCL. Should I put in a claim for him? He will right the ship soon, though this period of lack of control, by his own reckoning, reminds him of his time in AAA 2014. Is he hiding an injury?
b. Signed up the following players. How did I do?
1. Added Peraza, dropping EdRod.
2. Added Tapia, dropping Minor.
3. Added Yonder Alonso, dropping John Brebbia.
I need steals and production, in general, and I think these three will help in both fronts.
c. Wow, how many Lowes do they have in their organization? One more and they get a special all-you-can-eat buffet at Chuckie Cheese and Papa John’s for a month.
d. Abbott and Costello quote of the day for April 30
Blackie (Bud Abbott) and Heathcliff (Lou Costello), having been unsuccessful at entering through the gates of the Cal-Aero, Army Air Corps flight training academy, enter the U.S.O. club and approach the lunch counter with only one quarter between them and take their seats. Gloria (Martha Raye, playing the parts of twin sisters Gloria and Barbara) waits on them from behind the counter.
Blackie (Bud Abbott): I beg your pardon. Can you tell me where the administration building is?
Gloria (Martha Raye): Over there inside the gate.
Blackie (Bud Abbott): Yes? So how do you get in there to get a pass?
Gloria (Martha Raye): Well you can’t get inside the gate without a pass, to get a pass to get inside the gate.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): Very interesting and tricky. Come on.
Blackie (Bud Abbott): Yeah. [Blackie and Heathcliff begin to leave.]
Gloria (Martha Raye): Won’t you boys have something to eat?
[The boys turn back and take their seats.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): Yes ma’am. I would like a …
[Blackie gabs Heathcliff by the lapel and speaks to him in an aside.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott): Please. Please. What do you mean, yes ma’am. We’ve only got a quarter, you know that. Do you understand? What’s wrong with you? What’s happened to you?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): Well a quarter… We can get something to eat.
Blackie (Bud Abbott): Alright well I’ll tell you what I’ll do. I’ll order a turkey sandwich and a cup of coffee. See. And I’ll give you half. But if she asks you if you want anything you just say, no I don’t care for anything.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): Even if she ask me if I care for anything? I say I don’t want nothing.
Blackie (Bud Abbott): That’s right.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): You mean we’re going to put something over on her.
Blackie (Bud Abbott): No. No. No. We’re not putting anything over.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): We’re going to sucker her.
Blackie (Bud Abbott): That’s all we have is a quarter.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): She’ll think we’re a couple of big shots.
Blackie (Bud Abbott): That’s a boy.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): I don’t care for nothing.
Blackie (Bud Abbott): That’s right.
[The boys turn back and face the counter.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott): Give me a turkey sandwich and a cup of coffee please.
Gloria (Martha Raye): And what will you have?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): I don’t care for nothing.
Blackie (Bud Abbott): Oh, go ahead. Have something.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): Give me a turkey sandwich.
[Blackie spins around pulling both himself and Heathcliff off their stools and they speak in another aside.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott): What did I just get through telling you?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): I refused once. Didn’t I? That’s enough?
Blackie (Bud Abbott): I know. But we only got a quarter.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): I mean but the waitress says to have something. I say I don’t care for nothing. Then you say, go ahead have…
Blackie (Bud Abbott): Never mind that. You can’t order! Never mind what I say.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello): No matter how much you coax me?
Blackie (Bud Abbott): No matter how much I coax you. You just say, I don’t want anything.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I’ll say I’m filled up that’s all.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : That’s all. We only got a quarter.
[Heathcliff pulls Blackie closer as if revealing the truth to him.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I ain’t. But I’ll say, I will…
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Well say that.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : OK.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : And I ‘ll give you half my sandwich.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : OK. I don’t care for nothing.
[And the boys return to their seats at the counter.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : That turkey sandwich and a cup of coffee please.
Gloria (Martha Raye) : And what will you have?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I don’t care for nothing.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Oh go ahead, have something. Go on, have something. Come on, your in here to eat. Right?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Yeah.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Go ahead order something.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Give me some ham and eggs.
[Blackie grabs Heathcliff by the lapels again and whisks them both off the stools for another aside.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : What did I just get through telling you?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : What do keep coaxing me for?
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Just a minute. We’ve only got a quarter!
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I know! But don’t keep saying, go ahead take something. I say I don’t care for nothing. You say go ahead take…
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Never mind… Never mind what I say. Just don’t order anything! How were you going to pay for it?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I’m filled up. I don’t know from nothing. That’s all.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : That’s different. No matter how much I coax you, you don’t what anything.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I’m deaf. I don’t say another word.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Now keep quiet. You want a sandwich. You can’t pay for two turkey sandwiches. Now come on.
[The boys begin to retake their seats at the counter.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I don’t want nothing.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : You don’t want anything.
[They turn towards the counter and speak to Gloria.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : That turkey sandwich and a cup of coffee please.
Gloria (Martha Raye) : And you?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I don’t care for nothing.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Oh, sure you do.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Stop asking me. I don’t care for nothing. That’s all. I’m not in the mood to eat.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : You told me you were hungry?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I know. I told you a lot of things. But I ain’t going to eat.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Well are you hungry?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I beg your pardon miss but I’m not going to eat.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : You are hungry? Now look. You in a restaurant. What do people go to a restaurant for?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Not me. I’m just…
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : What do people got to a restaurant for?
Heathcliff (Lou Costelloo) : Sometimes I wonder.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : They go there to eat.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Yeah.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Well that’s what you’re here for.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : That’s a wonderful word, eat.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Well alright. Order something.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I’m not hungry.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Now listen. You want people to think I’m a cheap skate around here? Go on, order something! Order something small.
Heathcliff (Lou Costelloo) : Give me a small steak.
[Blackie slaps Heathcliff in the face, grabs him by the lapels, and off the stools they go again for another aside.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : What did I just… What did I just get through telling you?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : What do you keep coaxing me for?
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Never mind that coaxing! No matter how much I coax you, you don’t want anything! Now sit down there and behave yourself.
[The boys sit down again and speak to Gloria.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Turkey sandwich and a cup of coffee.
Gloria (Martha Raye) : Turkey sandwich and a cup of coffee? Yes?
[Heathcliff has both hands over his mouth. And with a questioning glance, Gloria looks his way.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : He don’t care for anything.
[As Gloria turns toward the kitchen and exits, Blackie reaches over and slaps his hand over Heathcliff’s mouth as well.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Quiet.
[Heathcliff turns to get off his stool.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Where are you going?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I’m going to get out of here. I mean I’m going to get nothing to eat.
[Blackie pulls Heathcliff back to his stool.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : I told you I ‘d give you half. Don’t worry about it.
[Barbara, Gloria’s twin, enters from the kitchen carrying a coffee pot and humming an upbeat tune. She sits the pot down and approaches the boys at the counter.]
Barbara (Martha Raye) : Oh, hi ya fellows. What’ll you have?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Here we go again.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Do I have to write it down for you?
Barbara (Martha Raye) : Oh, smart guy.
[Barbara suddenly notices Heathcliff.]
Barbara (Martha Raye) : Hey, you’re kind of cute.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Never mind that. Where’s my turkey sandwich and cup of coffee?
Barbara (Martha Raye) : Turkey sandwich and cup of coffee. OK.
[Barbara immediately makes 2 clicking sounds as if to start a horse. And places a piece of cake on plate and slides it towards Heathcliff.]
Barbara (Martha Raye) : That’s for you.
[Barbara exits to the kitchen.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Hey Blackie. She gave me the cake for nothing. That don’t mean we’re engaged, does it?
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Oh certainly not.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I’m too young to fall in love.
[Gloria re-enters from the kitchen with the turkey sandwich and gives it to Blackie.]
Gloria (Martha Raye) : Here’s your turkey sandwich.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Thanks.
Gloria (Martha Raye) : I… I’m sorry I took so long.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Oh, that’s alright.
Gloria (Martha Raye) : I hope you enjoy it.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : I will.
[Gloria notices that Heathcliff is about to bite into the piece of cake.]
Gloria (Martha Raye) : Ah, that will cost you ten cents, please.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : You just give it to me for nothing.
[Gloria pulls the plate out of his hands.]
Gloria (Martha Raye) : I’m sorry there must be some mistake.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Indian giver.
[Gloria turns her attention back towards Blackie.]
Gloria (Martha Raye) : Do you like cranberries?
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Oh, sure.
Gloria (Martha Raye) : I do too. I’ll get you some.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Alright.
[Gloria turns and exits back to the kitchen.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I thought she liked me.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : What do you mean. Be quiet.
[Barbara re-enters from the kitchen.]
Barbara (Martha Raye) : We ain’t got no more turkey.
[Blackie looks down, puzzled at the turkey sandwich right in front of him. While Barbara notices that Heathcliff hasn’t touched the cake.]
Barbara (Martha Raye) : What’s a matter with the cake? Why aren’t you eating the cake?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I lost my appetite.
Barbara (Martha Raye) : Well is there anything else I can do for you?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Yes there is. Is there anyway you can sneak us through the gate?
Barbara (Martha Raye) : Well its a… Well, its against the rules… But the guy is a friend of mine. I guess I can kind of fix it for you.
[Heathcliff turns to Blackie.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Now she likes me again.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Hey, what is this?
Barbara (Martha Raye) : Wait. I’ll go get my hat.
[Barbara starts to exit then turns back and pushes the cake back towards Heathcliff making those 2 clicking sounds again as if to start a horse.]
Barbara (Martha Raye) : Go on, eat the cake. Its on me.
[Barbara turns and exits.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : What is she? Chewing tobacco?
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : No. She only went like…
[Blackie now makes similar clicking sounds with his mouth full of turkey sandwich.]
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Like that.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Oh, rides a horse.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : What? Go ahead, eat the cake.
[They both begin to eat as Gloria re-enters with a small bowl of cranberries.]
Gloria (Martha Raye) : Here’s your cranberries.
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Thanks a lot.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : … that’s good.
[Gloria notices Heathcliff is starting to eat the cake.]
Gloria (Martha Raye) : I said, that will be ten cents please.
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : You just give me the cake for nothing when you went out to get your hat.
Gloria (Martha Raye) : Hat? What hat?
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : When you said you was going to sneak us through the gate.
Gloria (Martha Raye) : I never told you I was going to sneak you through any gate.
[Blackie looks puzzled and Heathcliff slides the cake plate back towards Gloria in disgust.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : First you tell me I can have the cake for nothing. Then you tell me I can’t have the cake for nothing. Then you tell me there ain’t no turkey. Then there is turkey. Then you’re going to sneak us through the gate. Now you’re not going to sneak us through the gate.
[Heathcliff slaps out a cadence on the counter with his hand as he says the next line.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Why – don’t – you – make – up – your – mind!
Gloria (Martha Raye) : How dare you yell at me!
[Gloria takes the cake, places it behind the counter and exits in a huff. Heathcliff turns to Blackie.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : I’m a brute, huh?
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Well …
Heathcliff (Lou Costelloo) : You going to give me half?
Blackie (Bud Abbott) : Oh, alright.
[Blackie offers the plate with the sandwich to Heathcliff as Barbara re-enters with her hat on.]
Barbara (Martha Raye) : Well come on fellows, got my hat. Let’s hit the road.
[Bud and Lou, now completely shocked by her apparent abrupt change in attitude once again, drop the plate, the sandwich goes flying, and they fall all over each other trying to beat a hasty retreat.]
Heathcliff (Lou Costello) : Let’s get out of here. I don’t care…
[They hurry out of there, knocking over some hapless soldier on the way. End of scene.]
Cheers,
Ante
Ante! Stop making me waste my time on youtube looking these skits up!
I prob would’ve held Minor for his start against TOR before dropping him – I also thought Desmond was playing more than he should to the detriment to Tapia
And the Rays are def high on Lowes – they should prob do a promotion with the hardware store
Will!
Sorry man! I watched that skit too, seriously funny shizz. Again, Lou is a complete punching bag for Abbott! Poor sod as they say in the UK.
Thought about his Toronto start too. You never know, he’s enjoying it but his shoulder could fall apart any second now. And TEX being his home park, IDK, even if it Toronto. Maybe VGJ takes the bull by the horns on Minor’s lefty delivery.
Cheers,
Ante
Thanks! A. Not sure on Thor, but I would claim him B. Sounds good C. Haha D. Nice!
Thanks for the writeup mayne! Someone dropped marte in my 10 tm h2h categories lg. Would u drop kieboom and eloy to grab him (kieboom in my na slot so im over roster size)! Stanks!
No problem! Kieboom
That’s Starling Marte, right?
Hey Grey,
Great write up!
I have carter Kieboom and Gregory polanco as utility. The following guys are available – do you make a move or hold?
-Jorge Polanco
-Jose Peraza
-Brandon Nimmo
-Nate Lowe
-Michael chavis
Thanks!
Jorge polonco over kieboom all day mayne
Looks like a shallow league so I’d want the Nate Lowe upside over Polanco. I think I might like Lowe a little more than Grey though…
Chavis over Kieboom
Peraza over Polanco, but depends on needs — Jorge over Kieboom
Hi Grey,
Awesome stuff as always.
14 team 6×6 with OPS
I have a log jam at 2B/SS with Story, Villar, Peraza and Odor.
I have just traded Odor for Hunter Dozier. Trade analyser HATES it, but I just couldnt bear to look at Odors stupid face anymore.
Was I stupid? (I mean on this occasion obvs, I am always stupid)
All the best
It was fair and good move with that log jam.
Thanks! Agree with DT
Hi Grey,
Pick up Odorizzi, drop Lucchesi?
Thanks as always,
Herbert
Sure.
I would but it’s close
Sure
Grey,
Drop Thames for Nate Lowe in a 12 tm mixed H2H categories league with OBP instead of AVG?
Thanks
Yes
Thanks, DT
Agree with DT
Thanks, Grey
No problem
Have a few extra bench players than I like leaving me with too many sonofabench days. There are a few keepers and it’s an AVg and OBP league. Wondering if any seem like a drop for an extra streaming slot or should be good trade candidates for another SP2 or SP3 or a closer
My roster is
C Contreras
1b Rizzo
2b Sogard
SS Machado
3b Arenado
Of Bryant
Of Dahl
OF Puig
Utility Lindor
Utility Yandy
Bench : Pederson, Heyward, Mancini, Trea (DL)
Puig, Yandy, Pederson, Heyward, and Mancini have all moved around in my lineup and it’s tough to cut bait on any for a pitching streamer.
My SPs are Cole, Marquez, Paddack, Erod, Bassett (streaming slot) and my Closers are Giles, Greene, Swarzak, and now Webb
On the wire the only available SP who has looked decent is Aaron Sanchez. Sorry if this is somewhat of a vague question but by team has been treading water since the start of the season, tying my opponents nearly every week. Thanks as always
Helps to know how many teams in the league but I’d drop Heyward for Sanchez or another streamer.
12 team league. 5 keepers max. Mine going into the year was Lindor, Machado, Arenado, Trea, And Puig
Yea I’d stream that spot
Heyward is droppable, but Aaron Sanchez is kinda meh
LeClerc or any rays reliever?
LeClerc – Chaz Roe is useless
Haha, Chaz Roe
I’d take Alvardo over LeClerc…
ooooh I took “any rays reliever” literally…
Keep LeClerc…he is the closer without much competition…….there are several guys in TB that are in the running for saves.
Agree with DT
Here’s how my top 5 draft picks are doing this year (keep 4 league so some are drafted higher than adp):
1st – T. Turner (DL)
2nd – Benintendi (Doing Ok)
3rd – S. Marte (DL and was slumping)
4th – Aguilar (Slumping and cut)
5th – T. Shaw (Slumping)
Really losing patience with Shaw and thinking of making a swap since he’s been relegated to bench duties most days. My options include Chavis, Escobar, Franco, and flyers like L. Urias and N. Lowe.
Hold
Thanks for the response. I also have McMahon who i have been holding since i drafted him in the 22nd round (potential nice keeper). Do you like any of the previous guys over him?
I really like Nate Lowe’s upside, I’d give him a roll.
Dump Shaw for Chavis or Lowe. Wouldnt be opposed to dumping McMahon for the other one of Chavis or Lowe.
I’m fine with benching Shaw, but why are you dropping him? Do you not have any bench arms or bats to drop?
My other options include McMahon, W. Myers, and Woodruff. Pitching is a real comoodity the way the league plays, anyone will some success gets scooped up. Shaw is just having a really bad year contact wise. 17% below career average in z-contact and 12% below in overall contact to go with a 5% rise in SwStr.
Woodruff or McMahon is a drop then, that order
Drop Swanson to get Peraza? 12 team OBP.
I would
yup – if there are Dansby believers, i would try to package him with someone else and get an upgrade
Thought they meant Erik
Agree with DT
Add Peraza or Chavis as a bench bat? 12 tm 5×5 OBP league
Rest of batters:
C – Vasquez
1B – Freddie Freeman
2b – Albies
3b – Bryant
SS – Mondesi
OF – Betts, Soto, Domingo
Util – Pete Alonso
Bench: Dahl, Voit
I don’t think you have room for another bench bat
Agree with WH
I agree, I don’t plan on holding 3 bench bats. I’m currently seeing what I can get in return for Voit but I have a roster spot open with Eloy hitting IL and feel like Chavis/Peraza will be picked up by the time I find a good deal.
Grab Peraza if you have an open spot
You have no one to drop… You should trade 2 for 1
Grey – I need your help once again
Should I add/drop or RELAX !! Cuz my team good
Standard 12 team Yahoo league
C- Realmuto
1- D. Murphy
2- R. McMahon
3- Y. Diaz
SS – A. Mondesi
OF- B. Harper
OF- D. Santana
OF- D. Dahl
UTI- J. Winker
UTI – V. Guerrero
Bench – C. Kieboom, M. Gonzalez, N. Goodman, N. Senzel
IL – A. Hicks
Is J. Profar worth picking up? Want him really for more roster flexibility. Who should I drop for?
I feel like 2nd base is my weak spot. Agree/disagree?
2nd baseman on waivers
B. Dozier
J. Profar
Y. Gurriel
T. Stella
L. Urias
Thanks for your help
Offense looks solid. I’d swap Marwin for Profar and look to move on from Goodrum for someone with more upside.
Marwin’s garbage, but trading bench bat for bench bat doesn’t really fix your team… You should make some trades — Don’t love McMahon as a starter, I’d try to upgrade him — that doesn’t mean waiver wire replacement, trade
Cool. Will try to trade. From my roster who would you offer up and Target?
Doesn’t have to be 2nd base? I can move alberto mondesi from SS to 2nd. Then move Kieboom to SS.
If Kieboom is weak sauce these are the SS on waivers
A. Rosario
W. Adames
A. Simmons
Sorry for the late reply. Appreciate the help.
Amed
Hi Grey and Razzball Nation,
What’s up?! A little FOMO with Carter Kieboom happening. With the sitch in TB, would you drop Yandy Diaz for him? I just picked up Diaz so not attached to him, but I know he was a site darling earlier this month and he’s got great stats so far. Carter may get squeezed when Turner comes back too though (come back soon Turner!) This is for my UTIL/bench in 12 team H2H. Is there a case to be made to get Carter? Thanks in advance!
Jake
There’s a case to be made but I’d hold. I’m a big Yandy fan though…
Maybe there’s someone else you could drop for Kieboom?
Hi DT! Thanks for the input as always.
I’ve got Anderson holding things down at SS until Turner returns. He’s been great though.
The other option I guess is Devers who has yet to really get it going but I don’t feel like I want to drop him quite yet either.
2 IL spots currently being occupied by Turner and Clevinger. I have Astudillo on the bench. Could lose him but that would mean sticking with Garver (his replacement) or playing Frankencatcher going forward.
Plus, we usually just roll with one bench bat in this league and carry more pitchers. (I’m making an exception with Astudillo until we hear he won’t be back when the ten days are up.)
Sorry to go on about all the info — I guess this is a good problem to have. Thanks again.
Lose Astudillo for Kieboom
Thanks Grey!
However you do know with this advice that you’re inviting a bunch of catcher questions from me in the weeks to come. Why would you bring this on yourself? ;-)
This may post twice but i dont see where the first post is at…would u drop kieboom and eloy for either s marte or choo? Kieboomsin my na slot so im over roster size and will have to dump em both to grab em.
Stanks sir! Best part of my day is these articles…i am clearly a sad man
Marte….but I’d try my best to find a way to hold Eloy also.
“Kieboomsin my na slot so im over” looks like a Caribbean language
Answered above
it sure does sound geechee as hell…..im tryin to hold strong to eloy but would have to lose em both to grab starling marte. In a 10 tm lg w only 3 of slots, im not so sure anyone will even grab him but am trying to be patient. Choos also out there for free for what its worth. Stanks again yall!
Current of: hoskins/betts/marcell ozuna/mccutch/eloy
No problem
14 team Saves+Holds league.
Would you drop either Buttrey, Leclerc or Watson for Jacob Webb?
I’d drop Watson
Agree with DT
Done. Thanks.
No problem
Pick a side
Degrom and Jram
Verlander and Khris Davis
deGrom side
Meh, I don’t know, I’d prolly go Verlander
Yo, Grey.
In my 10 team head/head OPS and -k league, should I stick with McMahon or pick up Eduardo Escobar for my CI? Aguilar was also dropped. My batters:
C: Alfaro
1: H to the Rizzo
2: Merrifield
3: Franco
SS: Bregman
CI: McMahon
MI: Andrus
OF: K. Davis, Conforto, Dahl, McCutchen
U: Winker
BN: H. Dozier
DL: Ohtani, Astudillo
Also, hold Montas? It’s a QS, k/9 league. Peacock, Maeda, Darvish, Skaggs, Matz, P. Lopez on wire. And lastly, hold Alvarado for 3rd closer (I have aloha, Mr. Hand and Leclerc/possibly Lebroke) or scour the wire like McNulty?
Cheers,
TM
It’s shallow league so I’d go with the hot hand in Escobar, move on if and when he cools. You can stream the Montas spot with so many good options being available on the wire. I’d hold Alvarado.
Thanks, Teeth.
Agree with DT
Thanks, Grey.
No problem
Hey Grey,
Drop Robles for Webb?
Thanks!
Hold…coin flip
Agree with DT
Hey Grey,
H2H 12-team cat. keeper (keep12) balanced stats (R,H,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG, OPS,XBH / W,CG,SV,K,GIDP,ERA,WHIP,QS), limited moves (35 per year), no streaming.
What do you think of the following trade offer:
MY: Ramos, Rizzo, Synderguard, for HIS Realmuto, Vazquez, Kluber
is it close >?’
thanks bud
Rizzo side, not that close for me
Thor side….not that close.
Agree with others
In a moment of a scotch induced blackout my idiot brother in law dropped Felipe Vasquez. Who should I drop out of Ottovino, B Keller, D. Castillo, M. Barnes or that Jeffers/Jeffries guy for the Padres? 12 team head to head. My best closer is W. Davis. Thanks, loved the reference to Flavor of Love in your previous article, I wear a dual horned helmet when well, nevermind-
Sorry, meant the Jeffers/Jeffries guy for the Brewers. I was texting and driving through a school zone eating a gas station burrito, thanks again
I’d drop Ottavino
Thanks DT!
Dropping Jeffers.
Agree with DT
Would you trade Syndergaard and McNeil for JoRam and Soroka in H2H?
I would take the better hitter, So I would take JoRam.
JoRam
Soroka side.
Agree with DT
Greyt write up!
Kind of a 4 part question:
Are T. Skaggs (in 12 team H2H) and L. Weaver (both 12 team H2H and Roto) still just streamers at this point?
Additionally, in Roto hold and start Weaver against Rockies in Denver on Cinco de Mayo, or drop for, say, Zach Davies against the Mets?
Thanks
I love the smell of mustache wax and knowledge in the morning!
Both streamers to me. Definitely not starting Weaver in Coors but not a fan of the Davies start either…
Thanks! You can stream all these guys — no way Weaver in Coors
12 team mixed league H2H
Back end of pitching staff (possible cuts) include:
Darvish, woodruff, skaggs, minter, buttrey
Lose any of them for Kyle Hendricks who was just cut loose?
I’d cut Buttrey for him
Woodruff
Woodruff
Gray-
12 team 5X5 mixed OBP league, who would you rather have: Odor or Peraza?
Death not an option, unfortunately. Could use some steals due to TREAT URNER’s unfortunate injury.
Thanks man.
Peraza
Agree with DT
Last 2 weeks everyone was asking if they can drop Aguilar, Peraza, Escobar. Now they’re asking who to drop for them. Love it.
I have a couple of shares of E-Rod so I watched him last night. I know he’s a nibbler, but my god. He had the first two batters of the 2nd inning in 0-2 counts, and he walked both of them! Wtf are you doing?
Same people who were selling stocks in December and buying them again in late Jan/early Feb
If I didn’t have Mondesi, Shaw, Story, and Lindor covering 2B/SS I’d be looking to add Peraza all over the place
Haha, I know… Wait until they’re asking to pick up Shaw in a week — I didn’t see EdRod…He’s one of those guys I own that I can’t watch…
I get that. Hard to watch, never again. I actually don’t love watching my pitchers live. It’s nerve wracking. I don’t have hard evidence, but it feels like they pitch worse when I do.
This made me laugh! I refuse to watch my SP pitch except for Snell but I am a Rays fan. No evidence but I feel like they definitely pitch worse. I try to not even check the scores when they are pitching…
Or you check the score mid-game and it’s 5 IP, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K and you’re like COOL!
Then you check the box the next day and the final line is 5 2/3, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K.
I’m not saying it happens all the time, but with Kyle Gibson it happens 100% of the time.
This is so true and so miserable hahaha
Seriously, it’s not even like a jinx thing. It just is what happens!
Saw the same game. That’s what happens when a pitcher doesn’t trust his stuff. Gets up 0-2 then nibbles his way to a base on balls. Aside from the two walks, he went 1-2 on Profar before allowing the two run double. ERod needs to man up, trust himself and grow a pair.
Soler was dropped in my 14 team mixed yahoo H2H. Would you drop any of the following for him?
Chavis, Tapia, Lucchessi?
Prob Chavis or Tapia – I’d think Lucchesi is a hold in 14 teamers
I’d ditch Tapia since it doesn’t seem like they’re gonna play him
Agree with DT
Piling on previous post about Eduardo, he was an inefficient Jackass. Wasting pitches left and right, is this turd going to turn it around? How long do we toil through outings like this? Between this guy and Corbin last night, my H2H pitching battle this week is already decided. I’ve already conceded ERA/WHIP.
It would have to be pretty shallow for me to cut him, 3 of his past 4 starts have been solid.
?????
I see 2 excellent starts and 4 turds this season. He’s ranked 730th in Yahoo
The Tampa start was solid, 6Ks, 1BB, in a tough match up. Wheels fell off a little in the 6th inning, but it was encouraging to me…
I like EdRod still… Could be an ace, worth waiting another start or two… Can always bench him for a start, it is April (barely)
Peraza – Hmmm… He’s available, but I’m not sure I have the space. Would love the speed. Peraza or Brandon Lowe? In the immortal words of Sosa, Lowe has been “berry berry good to me.”
I’m thinking Ed-Rod is a streamer until he proves otherwise. He’s doing his best to make this season confusing for his fantasy owners. #Resistance
Peraza for me
Agree with DT
Luke Weaver was dropped and I’m thinking of adding him.
My drop candidates would be Luchessi, Fried, Pagan (Tampa), or Neris (I also have wade davis and Parker for saves). Would you make the move?
Also wondering if I should drop Vogelbach for Jesus? 12-team mixed h2h with DAILY lineups so I can put Vogel in when he plays if that matters
Drop Pagan and Vogelbach for me.
Agree with Cram but neither move is a slam dunk or anything
I’d lose Vogelbach for Jesus… Weaver’s going to Coors, according to someone above, you don’t need that start
Rather take Bader or Peraza in a vacuum?
Peraza
Agree with DT
1.) Webb or Luke Jackson? Or neither in a 10 team?
2.) Time to move on from Amed Rosario in 10 team? He’s been pretty useless. Can add Bader to replace.
3.) Is Verdugo a priority add now that he’s expected to get full time?
4.) Better stream tonight – Canning (TOR, +6) or Porcello (OAK, +13)?
trust the robot
1. Neither
2. Sure, play the hottest hand there in 10 team
3. Yep, I’m adding everywhere
4. Porcello for me
Drop Tapia for Verdugo? Are we still holding Tapia? The PT concerns are high right now.
Can lose Tapia
Agree with DT
12 team H2H OPS/QS and hurting for pitching with Clevinger down and Wheeler scuffling. Nola for Hoskins straight up?
Eh it’s not bad but I’d try for better than Nola, not a big fan.
Would you do Thor for Hoskins? Hasn’t been good this season but peripherals are in line with vintage Thor
I’d want Hoskins
Hoskins side.
I’d take Hoskins
Grey,
Thanks for the continued great content. Peraza and Aguilar are sitting on the wire in my 12 team 6×5 OPS league but I would have to drop McMahon, Piscotty or Shaw. I gotta hold tight, right?
Thanks,
Choo
Piscotty is pretty average. I’d take Peraza or Aguilar over him depending on needs.
Agree with Cram
Thanks!
Agree with Cram
5×5 obp
Waiting for trea to return. Cole tucker hasn’t hit or run and Mallex Smith looks lost. Drop either for Danny Santana?
I’d hold
Agree with DT
12 team H2h points league…
Bell Degrom
Or
Acuna Eikhoff
Which side
I would take the elite hitter.
Acuna but it’s close in points
Acuna
Seriously, is Kimbrel gonna pitch at some point? Like, professionally? I need daves, but so tough to drop him.
Nothing against any of you Daves out there, but i meant Saves. I dont need Daves.
Getting to the point where I’d drop depending on other options
Daves are difficult to obtain…….He will most likely sign in June after the draft so no draft pick cost to whoever he signs with….If you have an NA spot he can sit in until then, hold…..if you desperately need the roster spot, obviously, drop.
We all need Daves!
Dave???? Dave’s not here.
Drop Ryan McMahon for Jesus A?
Sure
Agree with DT
Drop David Peralta or Paul DeJong for Jesus Aguilar?
I’d hold
Agree with DT
10T 5×5 daily h2h
C- empty
Freeman
Mondesi
Bregman
Segura
Domingo
Beni
JD
C Walker
Aguilar
Bench- JTurner, Tatis
IL – Astudillo, Hicks, Ohtani, Meadows
SP: Bauer, Marquez, Glasnow, Paxton, Quintana, Darvish, J Gray, C Smith
RP: Vasquez, Leclerc, Alvarado, Colome
Drop any for Chavis, Escobar, Odor or Peraza?
Thanks
I’d go Turner for Chavis, but really just playing the hot hand with that roster spot in a 10 team…
Agree with DT
Josh Bell and Joc Pederson for Shane Bieber and Jordan Hicks. Could use the pitching depth but want to see which side you’d rather have. Thanks!
Bieber side for me
Very needs based…..if you need the pitching and saves, go for it….
Agree with DT
Oh man your Albies earnings blurbs are depressing, but in a funny way if that makes sense to you. WTF Albies and Albies “agent”?!
Anywhoo, would you drop Jay Bruce for Verdugo or Pollock or JBJ in an RCL?
Needs are AVG, SB’s, RBI’s
Bruce for Verdugo
The whole off season, the only thing you could find about Albies’ outlook was how awful he was in 50 something games second half, and he’s not that great and will be buried in the order behind the stalwart Inciarte.
The team must have come up with that storyline for the ultimate buy low.
@Fungazi, Albies might be a 1st half hitter
Don’t label Ozzie! It was a slump, he’s going to make it.
I hope so, he definitely doesn’t have financial motivation tho
Ha, yup
Agree with DT
Come on Grey why so much Winker hate?? When are you going to admit he’s a legit stud now that he has a working shoulder?
Why’s that hate? It’s a fact that besides his 8 HRs, he has….13 RBI? No steals and batting .240.
That said, I’m a big fan and he will approach studly status eventually, but he ain’t there yet.
Love him, but he does have 8 HRs and 13 RBIs, that’s a lot of solo homers
Hi Grey!
in a 20 team h2h keeper (keep 8 – forever), would you give away Eloy and Mondesi to get Benintendi and Schoop?
Thanks!
Im no Grey……
BUT.
No! Do not do that.
Nah, not close
Depends on your roster, other keepers, league settings, etc, but in a vacuum looking long term, no.
This year, Beni and Schoop may be the better duo, but in the long run, heck no.
Agree with DT
Vogelbach & Barnes for Voit – Who would you rather have?
Voit
Agree with Cram
Agree with Cram
Any Insight here.
I was offered K.Davis/Nola for Bregman. I am set at 3rd. Standard H2H lead with 16 guys, so its deeeeeeeep.
Should I pull the trigger? Does Nola rebound?
I’d hold
That sounds fair if you need an arm
Neris over Castillo?
Neris for me
Agree with DT
thanks all
No problem
Grey, not as funny as usual!
But I’ll take it–thinking you had less material than normal. :-)
1) Remember yesterday when I said I’d keep Stripling a week or two for #Dodgeritis? SIKE!!! Dropped his ass this morning for Canning. Will have Strip on WW speed dial should no one else pick up him, though.
2) Dropped Vogel in my 12-team H2H 5×5 for Aguilar last night. Team is raking w/ Judge on the IL, Yelich DTD, and no bench bats. Thought it was worth the shot. Only 4 man bench w/ 4 txs per week, no FAAB. Figured Vogel sits vs lefty today, team gets day off, then CLE. Thoughts?
Hopefully Velasquez can make up for Wheeler’s craptacular performance last night!!
– Baby Seal
Vogel for Aguilar seems like a fine move, hopefully he gets hot here…
Thanks DT! Shot in the dark, for sure.
Assume not concerned on Yeli? Only have 1 more move left this week, should I need an OF replacement like Kepler.
– Baby Seal
No problem.
Not too concerned yet on Yelich but I really have no idea….they haven’t given us much info.
Exactly and unfortunately.
Just get him healthy–I’ll be fine w/ taking the zeros a few days if he’s BACK, rather than rushed back and then needs the IL.
Ouch, Baby Seal
I try to keep it honest!!! Sorry I hurt your feelings, Grey :(
– Sad Baby Seal
Great article yesterday and today! You know there going to slap an innings limit on Soroka, who do you like ROS Caleb Smith or Soroka? QS 6×6
Smith but close
find a way to keep both.
Thanks! Agree with DT
Any strong feeling as to who will have the better season, Dozier or Lowe?
Dozier but not a strong feeling
Dozier and Lowe who?
Nate.
Drop Grichuk, Braun or Nimmo for Aguilar?
Top two out of Lucchesi, Arrieta, Odorizzi, Yusei?
I’d drop Grichuk for Aguilar
Yusei and Arrieta for me
Agree with DT on Grichuk
Odorizzi, Lucchesi — all close
12-team, 5×5 league with weekly line-ups:
1) Kikuchi streamer/droppable at this point? High hopes haven’t exactly panned out.
2) Pick top two SPs from: Canning (@DET $7.4, Eich(vH $5.), Gibson (@NYY $2.3) and Kikuchi (@CLE $1.1).
3) Tapia started 1 out of the past 4 games. Time to move on?
4) Sit 2 from: Odor, Peraza, Braun, Laureano, Soler, Profar, Tapia.
Thank you. As always, enjoy the blurbs and appreciate the advice.
1. I’d hold, but Grey probably disagrees
2. Canning, Kikuchi
3. I think so
4. Probably Tapia and Profar but don’t know who they’re facing
1. Stream 2. Canning, Eichkhoff 3. Agree with DT 4. Agree with DT
What do you make of Howie Kendrick’s insane statcast numbers? 4th overall in xwoba, launch angle up, hard hit & barrels % elite. bb/k ratio also way better than usual. this just a product of small sample size or could something else be going on? Increased launch angle plus juiced ball is showing great results. He’s on wire in my league and most others.
No idea but I’ve added him a couple places while he has the playing time…he’s hitting in the middle of the order too.
Just looked… Bleh, 49 ABs, and he’s an old player, so he had a good few weeks, I don’t buy it outside of deep leagues where he has to be owned… Prefer a Rays’ Lowe or someone else
Sir, he’s the same age Roy Hobbs was in the Natural.
Then the next time the Nats play thru a lightning storm, I’m picking him up
I found a way to pick up Chavis. I dropped Kelley since the Rangers are sticking with the still-struggling Leclerc. I’m really hoping Chavis picks up 2B eligibility soon. If he does, it’s because he keeps hitting. Then I’d drop Odor to pick up Kelley again (assuming he’s still an available option).
So.. will a 2B Chavis be better than Odor?
Eh probably Odor ROS but I’d own both over Kelley
Agree with DT
Goodrum or Franmil while Yelich is out?
Franmil for me
Agree with DT
I might be looking to trade Paddack and Brendan Rodgers for Jack Flaherty. Am I offering too much/too little, or does this seem okay? I like Paddack but I’m thinking later in the season when his innings get capped. Also, the dude offered me a trade a few weeks back for him.
That works.
Seems OK
Agree with Cram
Drop Vogelbach for Aguilar? Thanks
Feels like a lateral move to me at this point
I’d try Aguilar
Brian dozier or Pinder in an OBP league
Pinder
Agree with Cram
Agree with Cram
So I did get Grey’s opinion on this but have conflicting feelings about deGrom’s health. Elbow soreness and pitchers not a good thing. I looking for someone with a crystal ball for input. I was offered this last night his deGrom for my Daniel Murphy and my Greg Holland. Maybe I’m expecting to much from Murphy or too worried about deGrom. Kinda frozen right now. Please help
Degrom. If it doesn’t work out, what are you losing really? A replaceable 2B?
deGrom for me
I accepted deGrom for Holland and Domingo German whom should regress soon(I hope) lol
Sounds solid, Uncle Ernie
Thanks Grey. Redon or Goldi? Thanks
Goldy
Would you trade Sale for Tommy Pham and Jack Flaherty?
I would.
Sure, it’s fair
Agree with Cram
need some input from the FML – have a log jam at SS, could you rank the below 3 ROS? trying to package one and joey lucchesi for some kind of pitching upgrade…i also need to free up space for Shohei’s pending return
kiki hernandez, eduardo escobar, jose peraza
Peraza, Escobar, Kike
Agree with DT
Drop schoop for peraza?
Yup
Thanks cram, I’m glad it was close enough to not warrant a “Christ what’re you waiting for” haha
Ha!
Agree with Cram
Ha
Some interesting names hitting waivers the last couple days in a 10 team h2h 5×5 league.
Matt Carpenter (I own Rizzo/Shaw)
Votto
Suarez (I own Tatis JR.)
My team is very solid right now but I would love to cash in if you honk any of these guys will turn on. Whatcha say FML?
I’d find a way to get Suarez on my team
Whoops that was supposed to be Peraza not Suarez
Ah none of the rest are “must-own” but I’d grab em when they heat up…
Eugenio should be owned, but I’m not dropping Tatis
Fyi on why no one in Yahoo can find Eickhoff: he’s listed as ‘pitcher’
Not relief pitcher
Not starting pitcher
PITCHER
Ha, really?
Drop Eduardo Rodriguez or Lucchesi for Samardjiza?
Lucchesi
Grey/everyone,
We’ve had a Keeper league going for about 12 years now (12 tm) and with at least 8 original members. We roster 24 players in total and we only keep 12 guys each year (no rules or restrictions on keepers, just any 12).
We just had a trade go through in the League:
Team A gets) P. Alonso, J. Altuve, J. Soto, B. Treinen, K. Yates, S. Bieber +1st and 3rd round picks
Team B gets) J. Votto, R. Devers, L. Cain, F. Reyes, Vlad Jr. W. Smith +2 last round picks.
I’m team C trying to compete against Team A, is this messed up or just me ?
” I feel like I’m taking crazy pills!” – Mugatu
Marv
It’s not too crazy until you add in the picks. Sounds like team B is a guy who was much more involved 5-10 years ago (thus the Votto love) and now only reads a few prospect articles every March (with the Vlad and Devers hype). But yeah adding in the picks is fishy.
Fishy? I don’t know, it’s a slam dunk for Team A tho
Hey guys!
Drop Piscotty or J. Polanco for Peraza?
Thanks!!!
Piscotty
Start or sit Marquez @ Brewers. Brewers scare me at home.
I’m starting him
12 team H2H ROS pick 2: Keller, Lucchesi, Soroka
Not Keller
Looking for some feedback on trade offered to me. I usually like getting the Best player in deal so I’m leaning to accept. Thanks
Incoming
-T Bauer
-Freeland
Trade away
-Flaherty
-Sonny Gray
Out of patience with Dan Jansen. Options include Zunino, Alfaro & Vazquez. Recommendations?
Bauer side
Bauer side?
Grey was answering the donnysimms question. As for your question, I would probably hold for now, but I think Grey would say Alfaro since he is a whore for power.
I do like Alfaro
Would you trade Blake Parker and g polanco (who is on my bench) for d Castillo and Alvarado? 12 team daily league 6×6 with holds the extra category? Castillo sp eligibility allows me an extra reliever
I guess
1. Start German Marquez against Milwaukee?
2. Soroka, Chris Bassitt or Jordan Lyle’s?
1. Yes 2. Soroka
Made a deal for Vlad based on razzball/steamer ROS projections. Using the eye test, Do you think he will do better than those projections this year?
What are they? I’d guess yes, but I don’t know them by heart
65/21/68/.300 in 512 AB
Sounds about right, I’d say 25 HRs
Do you promise? :)
Jesus has risen the day after Eastern Orthodox Easter. Guess we now know who practices the correct form of Christianity
Praise be
16 team H2H DYNASTY keeper LEAGUE :
ROS: Pickup Eickhoff and drop Maeta?
Drop Swarak and pickup Webb?
Thanks
I’d want Maeda — Swarzak
Thankyou!
No problem
10 team 5×5 league w/ OBP. Only 20 pickups / year (used 2 so far- thanks for the hold advice on Happ last week). I need offense to replace Inciarte- really could use help in all 5 cats. I have positional flexibility so anyone works.
1- Who’s the pickup among these guys-
– Alex Gordon
– Hosmer
– Adam Jones
– Soler
– Renfroe
– Sogard
2- Drop Odor and add a second of those guys?
Second league, 10 team, regular 5×5, no pickup limit, only 3 bench spots total (one taken up by SPs, one by Kimbrel).
3- Drop Ryan Braun for Winker or Choo?
4- Add Jose Peraza or keep waiting on Nick Senzel?
Thanks!
1. Soler 2. Meh 3. Winker 4. Add Peraza
yoyo! ROS rank Jesus, N Lowe or Chavis? OBP league!
Aguilar, Chavis
Drop LeMahieu for Peraza, Chavis, Kike, or K. Marte? Need a 2B/SS type.
Also, think Kyle Gibson is rosterable on a 12-team H2H league, or droppbale for a streaming spot?
Peraza — Gibson’s a streamer in 12 teamers
16 Team Mixed Auction League, First Week of FAAB bidding, need to go after a pitcher and a hitter from the lists below.
Jordan Lyles, Jake Odorizzi, Zach Davies, Jerad Eickhoff
Hunter Dozier, Dwight Smith, Dan Vogelbach, Renato Nunez, Cole Tucker
Eickhoff — Dozier
How long do you think we have balls that are juiced? Loaded question on many fronts, I know, but baseball-wise, would it be smart to trade away elite pitching for elite hitting?
I.E. trade away deGrom, Kluber and a midrange bat (Piscotty maybe) for Harper and Trout? It’s a pts league.
I think anyone would want Harper/Trout in that trade… juiced baseballs or not
Morning grey,
Few questions for you
1.I just dropped Swarzak for Elias. Do you like that move? Or do you prefer Castillo as a handcuff to Alvarado?
2.Are we stashing Pivetta after his 14k gem? I would be dropping Bichette from my NA slot.
3.Im guessing Aguilar is officially now a hold after showing signs of life. I was all set to drop him for Tapia or Kepler.
4. Drop Peacock for Soroka?
I should edit that…Morning Grey and Donkey Teeth
1. Not really 2. I’m not 3. Hold 4. Meh
Vogelbach/Ryu vs. EE/E-Rod ROS? Fair trade?
Ryu
Gotta love Razzball! Where else can you go for Marla Gibbs jokes these days!?
That’s what I’m saying!
Lol, I was thinking the same thing
Though I did have to look up who she was
Great show
T Hernandez and Samrdzija for M Smith or Peraza?
Peraza
12 team h2h yahoo
C Alfaro
1b Murphy
2b Mondesi
3b Vlad
If encarnacion
Ss Lindor
Of reddick, soler, Betts, Jose Martinez
Util Cruz, Eduardo Escobar
Bench Cole tucker, Margot, moose
P mikolas, urias, stripling, porcello, Skaggs, Marquez, german, minor, Alvarado, Greene, brasier DL jimmy Nelson
Looks like I can move on from one of those bench hitters Margot is a spare outfielder but maybe I don’t need one?
On waivers
Peraza, Odorizzi, chirinos, Chase Anderson, Bader, montas, Eduardo Escobar
Who do I I add of course stripling gives up 3 out the bullpen yesterday and he has soroka who I dropped, and who would you look to trade
Eduardo Rodriguez * on waivers
Odorizzi and Ed-Rod over Margot and Stripling
Anyone have any info on Triston Makenzie? I just traded Madbum for Triston and a 1st.
Is Makenzie a good prospect? don’t need him for this year.
You just traded for someone you don’t know?
Yes, Needed to clear a roster spot with Andujar coming back. Had picked up Musgrove but im thinking his year will be much better than Madbum. so dealt madbum for two futures instead of dumping either.
Okay
Send Ozuna for Rizzo in dynasty 5×5? Feels like a coin flip or worse to me after Ozuna’s start
Don’t see the point
Looking for a bench bat. Who should it be? 12-team mixed roto with added OPS
Heyward, Choo, Sogard, Gordon, Goodwin, Soler
Thanks
Soler
Good Morning Grey,
Happy Duesday!!! I guess I’m old because I’ve never read a bad recap from you.
I have J Turner and Vogelbach, was going to drop Vogelbach but am now leaning toward Turner for Aguilar. Clear it up for me Great Grey, please?
Thank you,
CCC
Thanks, Cali!
Turner
Awesome, thank you.
No problem
Which 2 would you pick in a 12 tm NL-ONLY 5×5 lg rest of this season?
Ender Inciarte
Adam Eaton
Eduardo Escobar
Ketel Marte
Jose Martinez
Thanks!
Eduardo, Ender
18 man 7×7 keeper league. Pretty random question. Have glasnow (ohtani sp) and buehler as my 3 big aces. Obviously ohtani sp is a non factor for 2019.. How would u value him for next year ? Should i hold onto him or trade him away. Or would he be my best sp for 2020 if i just wait.
I think he’s lucky to throw 100 I{ next year, so limited value
Do you think JO Martinez stays in the lineup or will Fowler take away some playing time?
Fowler will take some PT
The Nats did the same damn thing last April with Rendon. Last time, it was because he fouled a ball off his foot and they waited, like, 9 days before DL’ing him and could only make the roster move retroactive by 3 days, thus increasing the time he required to miss.
I’m glad to see team management has learned nothing. Way to Mets it up.
Haha
Sup brother Grey!
Both Peraza and Aguilar are on waivers.
Would you drop any of Odor, Cole Tucker, Hunter Dozier, Christian Walker, Dahl, Tapia for either Peraza and/or Aguilar?
Thanks in advance!
Drop Tapia and Tucker for both
Yup. Thanks!
No problem
Ms. Teschmacher: Dr. Met, I have a Fernando Tatis in the waiting room. He got hurt doing the splits.
Dr. Met: Auto-fellatio is nothing to be ashamed of, Ms. Teschmacher. I wish people would just be honest with themselves.
Ms. Techmacher: Yes Dr. Met. Would you like to see the patient?
Dr. Met: I think we should wait this one out for a bit. I’m having lunch with Ted Giannoulis and I’ll be back in a couple of days. Have Mr. Tatis ice his groin in the meantime. That should cover us either way.
Haha, nice!
Dropping Danny Jansen. Waiver options include Zunino, Alfaro & Vasquez. Please rank. Thanks.
Alfaro
Grey would you drop Cole Tucker to pick up Peraza?
Yes
Drop Ryon Healy for Lowe for ROS? Is it close?
No idea who Lowe is but prolly
Nate Lowe
Peraza or Urias (San Diego prospect)?
Peraza
Going to have to make some ground up on pitching this week is senzatela @Milwaukee a start you would make?
Hold
Was surprised to realize how young Peraza is (25)- I assumed he was on the wrong side of 27 and we’d see his speed going away soon.
He hit the waivers in my weekly moves league at the same time I picked up Cole Tucker on Saturday night. I’ll try to rectify that this week.
Thanks.
No problem
How long are we holding onto Shaw in a 10 team, he was supposed to be my 2B but Moncada is holding that position down nicely so for right now he is a bench bat.
Another few weeks
Who you like more, kieboom or Nate Lowe?
J. Aguilara and Verdugo also out there to pick up..
Kieboom
Hey Grey,
Some pyscho got impatient and dropped Kluber. Im the 12th in waiver position but i gotta try obviously. Who should I drop for him? Yahoo 12team 5×5 roto
Peraza was also dropped, if you think i should swap any of these guys for him as well
Assuming I dont get Kluber, who would you drop to activate Andujar as soon as next week? I can only hope Tatis gets a timely IL stint, however i would eventually need to give someone the axe.
I have tried a bunch of trades sending away 2 bats for a pitcher instead of dropping bats, but no one will deal. kinda in a pickle i feel
just listing my whole team for context of strengths/weaknesses
Alfaro, Voit, Villar, Mondesi, Baez, Rosario, Domingo Santana, Dahl, Puig, Myers, Shaw, Tatis Jr., Andujar (IL)
German Marquez, Paddack, Glasnow, Bieber, Ray, Lucchesi, Hand, Hader, Yates, Smith, Alvarado, Clevinger (IL)
Thank you Grey and happy tuesday
Can drop Ray or Lucchesi if you need room
Are you impressed with Tony Wolters thus far? He’s great behind the plate, he’s throwing out runners and he already has more doubles and hits than last year (or something like that). Can he keep up, what has he done differently?
Rockies play a ton at home in May and also go to Milwaukee. For a struggling position in catcher, I’m on-board.
Plus….the moustache!
He’s not a good hitter, but defensively he’s solid — glorious mustache tho, indeed!
I think I may take the plunge on him for May. Great schedule and is making more contact. I’m hoping the 26 year old is going to get better. Still learning the catching streamer game….which I loathe. Austin Barnes stinks lately.
Plus, Robert Rose goes to Wolters for moustache grooming techniques.
Damnit. Robert Roode….the joke is funnier if spelled correctly.
Haha
They should come to me for the bestache
I need to drop someone in order to move Canning from the NA spot to start today.
would you drop Margevicius, C. Tucker, or Profar (both bench guys)?
My current 3B/SS/ UTL are: Machado, Bogaerts, Kieboom, & Chavis.
Thanks in advance
Marge
Peraza leading off again!!!
Was matter of time
Looking to sure up 1B/flex. Please rank for ROS:
Voit/Walker/HDozier/N.Lowe.
Thanks!
You did
Nice- was confirming my rankings! Thanks!
No problem
Id like to trade for Snell in my league. 16 team H2H points dynasty keeper.
The guy who owns him has a garbage roster. I am 4-0 but def need the SP.
My roster:
Alfaro, Encarnacion, Voit, Brian Dozier, H.Dozier, Tatis Jr., Simmons, Carlos Santana, Dahl, Winker, Trout, Domingo, Goodrum, Tapia.
Pitching : Arrieta, Luchessi, Folty, Lester, Maeta, Flaherty, Caleb Smith
RP: Castillo, Barnes, Doolittle, Swarak, Shane Greene.
Prospects: Bo Bichette
The guy says it will take alot to get Snell but his team is garbage. What is a fair offer?
FYI I only have enough $$ for one more FA pickup this season.
Thankyou!
Tatis and Winker? Dahl and Winker? Tatis and Folty? Winker and Folty?
Ok thanks I’ll throw out the offers
No problem
He accepted tatis and Folty.
Thanks again. Not sure what your going to get with Folty, and I have Simmons in place until Bichette un-breaks his hand.
Nice!
Per Jon Heyman – Nick Senzel due up Friday
Nice!
As a Travis Shaw owner, I need the hope Senzel provides – hoping for best case that he rakes while I wait out Shaw’s slump
So love reading your daily articles. Make Fantasy Baseball more enjoyable. Have a couple questions.
1) Drop Yuli Gurriel or Garrett Hampson for Nick Senze (who may be up by this weekend)?.
2) Porcello on trading block. Would you trade Lucchessi or Eflin for him? or hold.
3) If hold, try to trade Luchessi or Eflin for Soroka or Caleb Smith?
Thanks.
Thanks! 1. Gurriel 2. Eflin 3. Lucchesi for Smith
Other teams counter-offer is his Steve Matz for Luchessi. Trade Analyzer favors Lucchesi. I know not to start Matz at Milwaukee per your comment to another. But do you favor Steven over Joey?
Hold
Verdugo or Joc
Joc
I grabbed Jacob Webb last night when I saw his minor league history. I’m in a holds league, so even if he doesn’t work his way into the closer job, I can see him becoming a relevant holds option for the Braves.
But yeah, I agree with you, they’re such a mess that he might get a chance to run with the job. Keeping fingers crossed!
Totally!
If I pull the trigger on sending my Dahl, Darvish, and Corey Seager for their Juan Soto and Folty am I winning this one? Trade analyzer loves it, does the FML concur?
Yes
is Vince Velasquez for real ? I am in a 4×4 (no K’s)
He is available with kelly (ARIZ) and stephenson (cinn) on the waiver and soon to be next week Tyler Beede and Quantrill.
I would need to dump T Guerro ( MIA)
whats your order ? Who cant use wins without killing whip or ERA
I wouldn’t touch him in a no Ks league…
How about the other guys… Stephenson with his Fulcher wins and seemingly he has turned the corner
What’s the ?
Rumor mill has Senzel coming up as early as Friday
Let’s go!
@Grey: This is my rest of week outlook with pitchers 10 team 5×5 with Ls and K/9 –
1. Marquez @ MIL / v. ARI
2. Yonny Chirinos @ BAL (90% sure he’s going again at some point over the weekend)
3. Flaherty @ CHC
4. Matz @ MIL
5. Glasnow @ BAL
6. Peacock @ MIN
7. Fried v. SD
Am I rolling everyone out there except for Matz?
Yup
Need to trade some hitters due to roster crunch. What sp should I target if I’m willing to part with Alonso and Domingo Santana? What’s a fair return on that package?
A top 10 SP
Peraza or Kierboom
Peraza
Kieboom. Peraza is basically a 6 HR, 15-18 sb and pretty meh avg. guy. How this guy is getting all this hype and love is beyond me.
1. Please rank – DJ; Senzel; Chavez.
2. Please rank: Velazquez; Ray; Fried
Thank you.
Chavis, Senzel 2. Fried, Ray
meant Kieboom
Morning Grey
1 Cut Weaver (next vs Colorado) to pick up Eickoff (next vs Nationals)? (reading good things about Eickoff’s peripherals)
2 Is Smoak meh? Grabbed Lowe – thinking of cutting Smoak for a streamer spot…..
3 – Dumb question but – trade Holland for Suarez?
4 – Trade Holland for Tatis?
Thanks – always appreciate it – and want you to know, i read you at 3am in NJ when I wake up – so always appreciate you posting right at 3. Like clockwork!
1. Sure 2. Cut Smoak 3. No idea who Holland is 4. I guess still not sure
Greg Holland the closer!
For Andrew Suarez or Eugenio? I’d go Eugenio or Holland
No problem on posting!
Keeper league
Send G. Marquez/Javy Baez/K. Marte for V. Robles/Story/Thor?
Any thoughts on this trade? My main focus is for this year, players can only be kept for this year and next?
Thanks
i thought bader was doing badly too so far, till i saw his OPS. the slugging is fine and the OBP is FAR higher than i thought it was or would be. his BB’s have gone up a LOT he’s already fine.
your 14 FAAB for odor in AL only was SPOT ON! i went a bit higher and wasted an extra 8 bones since i was worried, but the 2nd highest bid was 12, so nearly exactly optimal prog on that one.
that same AL only, turns out n.lowe stash just before vlad came up worked out well (1 stash slot): OBP over AVG, total bases added net steals over steals, QS over wins and holds added. 10 team h2h.
C jansen
1B box wine (OF)
2B altuve
SS villar (2B)
3B vlad
MI odor (22 won, should’ve gone with yr 14, when i noticed the other MI out there and still being stuck with harrison i over did it, won’t matter unless/until really good FA come out of the NL later in year, last year i got villar though for i think only the high teens or so, meadows was VERY expensive last year here due to our keepers being previous season’s ADP’s and meadows of course very cheap this year from that)
CI tellez
OF (4): tauchman, bauers (1B), grichuk, a-gor
util (1) r.nunez
BN rengifo (2B/SS)
DL: otani, upton
NA: n.lowe
drop tauchman (move gallo to OF) for bringing up lowe now (this would make roster moving harder, as i’d have exactly 4 OF guys for 4 OF slots, and do we really know how much playing time n.lowe is getting anyway?)
Can you wait a little?
yep. until an injury happens and i want to make a move, these pitchers which are the best ones out there right now and it’s not as if i’m dropping bassett hound likely after TWO showings like that
SP: bieber, paxton, gibson, porcello, many bathrooms, bassett hound, minor, swanson (well HIM i could drop, but the options are weak, unless he loses his job shortly to sheffield, but he wasn’t good in relief either)
RP (4): swarzak, pressly, barnes, buttrey
Yeah, can’t
best “options” if i were intending to drop swanson
reid foley (appears to have the shoemaker spot now, but he’s been really bad most of the time)
SAMPSON (also been mostly horrible)
brooks baseball (pretty bad)
cahill (possibly better than swanson, but less upside)
stratton (nope)
duffy (maybe)
jefry rod (if he comes back up he’d be the guy, supposedly WILL be up for the 7th)
nova, bundy, straily, shelby (big nopes)
so until i want to drop swanson for one of duffy/cahill/jefry rod i can easily wait, but i should nab jefry rod before the 7th, as somebody else will notice he’s back before he actually is.
I’d hold Swanson for now
Grey,
ROS, how do you rank the below is OPS is a category
Winker, Castellanos, Aguilar, Bader, Polanco, Mazara
Cast, Mazara, Aguilar
Start Verdugo over any of Braun, Soler or Laureano?
Laureano
Asdrubal Cabrera or J. Peraza Thanks for y’alls opinion
12 team daily league 6×6 with OPS and holds the extra categories.
Current Outfield and Utility: Acuna, Bennitendi, Robles, Hoskins, Domingo, Dahl. I have G
I have Polanco and Mazara on my bench.
Pitchers: Snell, Flaherty, Bieber, Paddack, Yu, Strahm. Leclerc, Brasier, CHapman, Parker
A. Would you trade Benitendi for Sale?
B. Would you trade G Polanco for Alvarado?
THanks
A. No B. Sure
Trade Domingo Santana and Luke Voit for Hoskins in a 12 tm 5×5 OBP league?
Meh
12 tm AL only dynasty league
Would you drop either Wellington Castillo or Danny Jansen for Williams Astudillo?
Jansen
Need help at SP and OF.
Figure SP is easier to find gems throughout the season so would you trade:
Glasnow for Puig?
I’d want more at this point
Treinen and Parker for Wheeler and Chavis?
I currently have Renado Nunez at 3b. Thanks
Wheeler side
Nick Castellanos or Hunter Dozier ROS? Is ir close?
Cast
Ender seems to be hurt-would you drop him or DJ LeMahieu for either Pereza or Senzel.
Thank you
Peraza
Which would you drop?
Thanks
DJ
Grey,
With Rendon finally placed on the DL, should I add:
Hunter Dozier, Yandy Diaz, Maikel Franco, Muncy, or Brandon Lowe?
Thanks!
Or Peraza?
Muncy
Benintendi, Bryant and Cole or Machado, Flaherty, Pham in a keep forever standard category roto league?
Machado
Ugh, close tho… Could see going different way
So ask for better bat than Pham?
Yeah, if you can
12 team 5×5 roto.
I’m last in ERA/WHIP.
Current SP: Wheeler, Price, Lucchesi, Ed-Rod, McHugh, Yonny, IL – Nelson.
Current RP: Wade Davis, Will Smith, Buttrey, Elias
I was offered Maeda for my Buttrey. Other manager is trying to consolidate Robles/Buttrey.
Part of me thinks I should just accept but is Maeda just another SP similar to what I already got?
If I move Buttrey, I’ll pick up Diego Castillo for save speculation – which of those SP would you drop to do so?
I’d take Maeda
Looking to move Mondesi I have Dan Murphy, moose, and Peraza I can play there.
His team
C narvarez
1b Cabrera
2b Wong
Ss Andrus
3b Chapman
If Cano
Of Pham,goodrum, merrifield, mccutchen
Util Votto, Garver
Bench Tatis jr
Sale, Glasnow, woodruff, eikoff, straham, Paddack, degrom, tailion, Vasquez, Hicks,Holland, Jeffress
Is there a ?
I need better pitching unless you think german is going to be my ace test of year who would you target if I’m giving up Mondesi
German Marquez? Yes, could be
Who is odd man out – Ed-Rod, McHugh, Yonny, Lucchesi?
Do you prefer Maeda or Domingo German?
Yonny — Maeda
Is Corey Seager a buy low target?
Sure
Preparing to abandon ship on Buehler. Hoping to capitalize on his name value. Are these realistic and/or good moves?
1) Buehler for Flaherty/Wheeler
2) Buehler for Bieber/Glasnow
3) Buehler for Greinke/closer
4) Buehler for Carrasco/closer
I know Grey and DT disagree on whether he’s a buy or sell, so curious to hear both of your opinions.
Thanks.
I’d send Greinke and a closer
I think he’s selling Buehler.
I’d take 1, then 2. Don’t feel realistic though.
I’d want Buehler in all but Greinke/closer deal
Sorry, I mean opposite
I own Buehler. Are you saying you’d sell him for any of the 1, 2, and 4 packages?
Yes
I mean, 2 first, then 1.
What closer do you want in Tampa?
Alvarado, Castillo, Pagan in that order
Alvarado
1. Drop any IL to put Tatis on?
Hicks, Ohtani, Astudillo, Meadows?
10T 5×5… would add Peraza. Could also just keep Tatis on the bench.
Sadly b/c he is fun to root for, but drop the catcher.
Astudillo
Grey, I think at the end of each of these write ups you should just rank all the hot adds you mention that day vs. Guys you said to add over the previous weeks, vs. Random schmotatoes. Just a thought.
Nice
Appreciate if you can help rank the following:
J Peraza
E Escobar
Y Diaz
M Chavis
M Franco
I own all except Peraza. Who is the drop? Note Peraza 2b/SS eligibility is a particularly helpful for my roster.
Alternatively, could drop J Lucchesi or Ed Rod, but not loving that idea.
On Lucchesi — he was pitching well on Sunday into the 4th inning. Two weak grounders were his demise. Robles made a good hustle play to beat Lucchesi to first, then there was a throwing error. I’m currently trust him especially when pitching at Petco going forward.
Franco — agreed on Lucchesi, plus tough matchup
Thanks Grey!
No problem
Would you want Vlad or Jose Ramirez ROS?
Vlad
Unless a keeper, that feels generous. Redraft id have a hard tim preferring Vlad.
Jo-Ram
Do I drop Tucker and pick up Peraza?
No idea who Tucker is
Cole Tucker
I’d want Peraza
Is it time to cut pollack, no room on dL for him. Replacements available would be bader, Danny santana, verdugo, or the ultimate tease buxton
Sure, Bader
12 team, 6×6 (ops)
Looking to maybe add Bader, would have to swap him with an OF I own.
Drop any of these for him?
Braun, Franmil, DSmithJR, Tapia (lineup today, yay), KMarte (love his elg though)
Or I could dump Elias, but I swapped him for Swarzak so I feel pot committed lol
Hold
Drop R. McMahon to get Nate Lowe? (UTIL spot/bench depth).
Thanks!
Okay
Quantrill @braves you starting?
Nope
Mondesi or degrom ?
Mondesi
Send G. Marquez/Javy Baez/K. Marte for V. Robles/Story/Thor?
Thanks
Okay
Should I deal Jon Gray for Muncy? i need power. or do you think i can do better?
I’d take Muncy there.
Mallex Smith for Straham
Smith
Are we as excited about Senzel this week as we were about Tucker Cole a few weeks back?
We are
Hey Grey, love your column.
So…I drafted Bader and Peraza and ended up dropping both. Picked Peraza back up. Someone dropped Inciarte and I snagged him. Now, do I drop Inciarte for Bader, or Hold? Who do you think has the best chance of moving back up in the lineup? Can’t deal with these teams batting them 8th, like cmon already.
Thanks!
I’d want Ender, but close
Cool. So I would need to drop Ender, Cole or G Polanco. Hold or cut who? Thanks
Hold
Grey,
Would you give up Rizzo/Wheeler for DeGrom? Pollock or Shaw would fill the UTIL slot that Rizzo occupies. Seems like a gamble of which Mets pitcher has their arm fall off first…
Nope
You dropping Yandy Diaz or Profar for your boy Tapia? Gracias.
profar is a drop far ahead of yandy for sure if either is a drop for tapia.
Hold
drop wong or fletcher in 16 team roto with pretty much everything added (OBP over AVG, slugging, total bases, OPS, hits, XBH), got marte party PIT back
Fletcher
Picked up Escobar and Peraza today but dropped Tatis with his 10day IL designation (Judge already in my IL spot) coming down for Winker (reds vs Vargas tonight!). SHould I try to pick Tatis back up for Peraza or Escobar or should I chase down Palanco? Which of these 4 would you rank from most value to least- ROS 8 team Roto….BTW Im targeting SS specifically. My guess for most value would be Peraza because of his early slump so he hasnt given much of what he can do yet. What say you Grey??
Peraza, Escobar, Tatis…everyone else
thanks Grey!!!
No problem
Deal any of Dahl, Bryant or Domingo Santana for German Marquez or Corbin?
Dahl or Domingo for Corbin
I know who HOT likes mode but curious if you agree:
Walker v Sabathia (batting 5th)
J Turner v Pomeranz
Only have room to start 1
Thanks
Walker
Grey! Have you watched any games at Miller Park this year? The way balls are flying out of there they should call it Coors Light, which is very off brand, but still.
This is apropos of nothing, by the way, just wanted to make a joke that’s surely already been made. Avoiding the mountain of work I have at work today.
Peace!
Every player in those parks has beer goggles… It’s not Miller Park anymore tho, sadly
Which side in 12 team roto:
Goldy/G Polanco
or
Abreu/Will Smith
Thanks
Goldy
V Velazquez or Lucchesi?
Lucchesi
Hi Grey,
A. Kikuchi droppable in 12-team points league?
B. Could you rank the following: Peraza, N. Lowe, Chavis, Walker, H. Dozier
C. Pollock droppable?
A. Yes B. Peraza, Walker, Dozier C. Sure
Just traded away my 2B, should I be picking up Peraza or Schoop??
Peraza
Thanks, who if any of the following would you prefer over Pollock? Choo, Gardner, or Kepler.
Once Meadows is off the DL, I assume he would be the pick over any of those three, right?
Kepler — yes, Meadows
As a pure upside play and current bench bat would you drop nate lowe or vogelbach for chavis? Thanks.
Lowe
Leaning more towards dropping vogey as he hasnt done much since his hot start
I own DSJ, Peraza, and Dozier. Would you drop any of them to pick up any of the following? My needs are runs.
Odor
Shaw
Bader
Profar
DSJ — Shaw
Jose Alvarado
A. Will be in constant competition for saves the rest of the year, so should only be rostered if better options are unavailable
B. Is simply just a set up man
C. Will eventually take over as the full time closer and gain top 15 value
D. Is and will remain the current closer for the Rays.
A
Strop or Alvarado?
Strop
I own Tim Beckham and Peraza. Would you pick up any of the following in place of these two? I have no specific needs. Just want two best players.
Shaw
Inciarte
Senzel
Odor
Shaw over Beckham
Here are some of the starting pitchers available in my league.
Kyle Hendricks, Jon Gray, Kyle Freeland, Brandon Woodruff, Jake Odorizzi.
Here is my current starters. Would you drop one or more to pick up anyone listed above? Thank You !!!
Walker Buehler
German Marquez
Eduardo Rodriguez
Joey Luchessi
Domingo German
Vince Velasquez
J.A. Happ
Luke Weaver
Odorizzi — lose Happ
What level of a closer would you take for Odor? Hicks is probably the lowest of my targets: Hicks, Raisel, Shane Greene.
Hicks, Raisel, Greene
Anything known on how long Astudilo and tatis will be on DL?
Sounds like minor injuries
13 team dynasty roto with defensive stuff added (putouts, double plays, assists, OF assists, fielding %, hits, doubles, triples, BB’s and OPS for hitters, complete games, shutouts, double plays, holds, K/9, relief wins, pickoffs, QS for pitchers. 10 man prospect slots on separate stash rosters and up to 10 NA stashed on team as well and infinite DL’s (and suspended guys can go into fake stash rosters as well)
C OBP wolf
1B goldy
2B altuve
SS bogey
3B bregman (SS)
IF (1) devers (3B)
LF mcclutchin’ (RF)
CF robles
RF choo (LF)
OF (1) brocktune (RF/LF)
util (1) bellinger (1B/RF/LF)
BN (we have deep total benches, and 1800 innings max): principal blackman (CF/RF), posey C/1B (could just drop him here easily, stream a 2nd catcher if/when needed), ceager (SS), renfroe (LF/RF)
DL: andujar
hitter prospects: l.garcia (WAS), vientos, o.cruz, valera, b.thompson, x.edwards, varsho, mejia, larnach, trammell, florial, k.lee, w.calhoun, brujan
SP: glasnow, V2, fried, ryu, maeda, gibson, bassett, rodon the monster
RP (7): g.holland, k.herrera, colome, kela, pressly, kenley, osuna
DL: a.wood, archer
pitching prospects: graterol, luzardo, touki, n.pearson, duplantier, mize
got an offer of machado for my devers + andujar, is that enough or try to get a bit more in that? machado isn’t a whole lot older than those 2, 4 years older than andujar and around 3ish older than devers (or i have that backwards, i know the times are right though as i looked them up yesterday)
I’d grab Machado
12 team league with categories for saves and holds rather Parker and Alvarado or Osuna and seranthony?
Osuna
@Grey: weekly roto. conforto for whit? which side do you like?
thanks!
Conforto, pretty even
Grey, would u drop Soler to pick up Verdugo or hold?
Hold
Grey!
Awesome write-up! Keeper trade question. 10 team 5×5 with 10 keepers:
Which side:
Trout, Voit, Adell, Meadows, Glasnow
Soto, Mondesi, Robles, Tatis, Alonso
Thanks,
LG
Thanks! Trout
OBP league, drop Heyward for Senzel?
Yes
Kepler Or Tapia?
Kepler
Machado and Kyle Freeland for Trea Turner and Jack Flaherty?
Trea
LeClerc or Alvarado
Jeez – Leclerc has to be toast now, right?
Trade
My bregman for Jose R? Analyzer says yes. I’m leaning no
My bregman, Pete Alonso, and Shaw for his Jose R and Benintendi? I’m leaning yes and analyzer says yes
I have ozuna, Bellinger, voit, albies, peraza, mazara and Stanton on DL. Team crushing it right now. Trying to trade high for Low